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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Shonte

Shonte was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked 1872nd; the most babies were born in 1985 (58). More babies were named Shonte in the 1980s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
198558 babies
Total since 1880
1,088babies recorded

Shonte popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few boys are given the name too: 80 since 1971.

YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000#17,2325
1990#3,01438
1980#2,64536
1970#5,01611
1960——
1950——
1940——
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Shonte, counting every spelling?

Shonte has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Shonte?

About 1,000 people born in the US named Shonte are alive today, with a median age of 42; half are between 37 and 48. That makes Shonte mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Shonte by state

How common Shonte was among girls born in each state in 1983–1987, around its peak. In 45 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesNY0.01Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesPA0.01New Jersey: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesNJ0.03Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesCA0.03Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesVA0.03Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesFL0.02
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Shonte, girls, 1983–1987. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Shonte: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Shonte, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Shonte

How popular is the name Shonte?

Shonte was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked 1872nd; the most babies were born in 1985 (58). More babies were named Shonte in the 1980s than in any other decade.

Is Shonte a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,008 girls and 80 boys.

Where was Shonte most popular?

In 1983–1987, Shonte was most common in Virginia (0.03 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and New Jersey.